Abstract
Pfeiffer syndrome (PS) is a form of acrocephalosyndactyly, a group of rare genetic syndromes, and is characterized by variable degrees of bicoronal craniosynostosis, variable hand and foot malformations and various other associated manifestations. Type I Pfeiffer syndrome is compatible with life. It is characterized by normal intelligence and a classic phenotype of craniosynostosis, broad thumbs, and syndactyly. Types II and III are sporadic in occurrence, with more severe involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) than in type I. Type II is associated with the classic cloverleaf-shaped skull. Neurologic compromise is common in both types II and III
Bhesham Kumar Shahani, Aneel Kumar Vaswani, Waseem Mehmood Nizamani. (2015) Diagnosis of Pfeiffer Syndrome with Umbilical Hernia, The Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry, Volume-4, Issue-1.
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